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== Lindsay Weir ==
* [[The Ace]]: Starts as one but despite being a Freak, she still gets good grades. She just stops caring about them towards the end and ditches a University summit to follow the Grateful Dead.
* [[Age-Appropriate Angst]]
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Early on in the series, she appears to have a bit of a crush on Daniel, particularly evident in "Beers and Weirs".
* [[Brainy Brunette]]
* [[Bully Hunter]]: She doesn't take any shit from some of the nastier elements at Mc Kinley High, and is seen variously:
** Stepping in to protect her brother Sam from his arch-nemesis, Alan.
** Calling out a group of jerks (twice) for mis-treating mentally handicapped student, Eli.
** Taking on smug, patronising mathlete Shelly Weaver ([[Break the Haughty|and kicking her ass]]) at a "mathlete scrimmage".
** Smacking [[Giant Mook|the enormous Siedelman]] when he is harrassing a female student.
** ...ofcourse, this doesn't always work out for her, and on occasion her good intentions backfire, but the [[Plucky Girl|pluckiness]] is admirable.
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* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]: Enforced: the show was set in the Midwest, and Feig noted that tanned people in the Midwest were rare; Cardellini was required to have makeup that made her paler.
* [[Secret Diary]]
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: As seen in "Noshing and Moshing" at the Schweiber's cocktail party, where she ditches the army jacket, puts on a hot dress, and deservingly attracts the (welcome) attention of the Schweiber's eldest son, [[Nice Jewish Boy]] Barry.
* [[Soapbox Sadie]]: She represents a mild (and likeable) example. Definitely in evidence when (at the time) Vice President George Bush pays a visit to Mc Kinley High.
{{quote|'''Lindsay''': Why did your staff reject my question? Are you afraid of engaging the students in an open discourse?}}
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[Teen Genius]]: As a former "mathlete", she is seen to be able to do complicated arithmatic in her head.
* [[Toxic Friend Influence]]: Used most evidently as a [[Plot Device]] in "Looks and Books".
{{quote|'''Daniel''': C'mon Lindsay, don't be lame.}}
* [[Wild Teen Party]]: She throws a house-party to try to impress the Freaks, as seen in "Beers and Weirs".
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* [[Abusive Parents]]
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: A non-romantic version, she's the Veronica to Millie's Betty.
* [[Broken Bird]]: Due to her fairly hellish home-life, as seen in the episode "Kim Kelly is My Friend".
* [[The Bully]]: Early on in the series, to both Lindsay ''and'' Sam.
{{quote|'''Kim''': Hey Karen, was this guy trying to ''break into'' your locker? }}
* [[Character Development]]: Like her boyfriend Daniel, she goes through quite the [[Defrosting Ice Queen|rehabilitation]] process as the series progresses, starting off as an antagonising, mean-spirited bitch early on, but ending up as Lindsay's best friend by the finale, "Discos and Dragons".
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]
* [[Foil]]: To Lindsay. Comes from a poor, broken home in contrast to Lindsay's more well-off loving parents, gets poor grades in school to Lindsay's [[The Ace|straight A's]], and so on.
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
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* [[Asleep in Class]]
* [[Book Dumb]]
* [[Character Development]]: He starts out as an archetypal too-cool-for-school bad-boy, but by the end of the series, after several [[Break the Haughty|humbling experiences]], he has become friends with Sam's group.
* [[The Charmer]]
** [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Especially if he needs Lindsay's help with his math homework...
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* [[Everybody Hates Mathematics]]: Daniel especially so - it stands between him and repeating the school year....''again''.
* [[Improbably Cool Car]]: His (beat up) Pontiac Trans Am, which were available no earlier than 1979 and since the show takes place in 1980, it is highly unlikely that a high school student from a low-income family could afford what was then a fairly new car.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: He confides in Harris that he is secretly worried about just how badly he is doing in school, and makes a genuine effort (after initial frostiness) to be useful when he joins the AV club.
{{quote|'''Harris''': (to Daniel) You'd make a good Dungeon Master, I can tell.}}
* [[School Is for Losers]]: His attitude before [[Character Development]] kicks in, later on in the series.
* [[The Slacker]]
* [[Troubled but Cute]]
* [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: His regurgitated sob-story when he's busted for cheating on a math test.
{{quote|'''Daniel''': *sobbing*..and track 3 is the dumb kids.}}
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* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: He has a huge argument with his father and storms out after he sells his drums.
{{quote|'''Nick''': I hope you enjoy your peace and quiet!}}
* [[Cringe Comedy]]: [[Obsession Song|"Lady L"]] anyone?
* [[Dreadful Musician]]
* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]
* [[Gentle Giant]]: He's 6'4", and was MVP on the school's basketball team in his younger years.
* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: Where Lindsay is concerned.
** [[Stalking Is Love]]
* [[Military Brat]]: His over-bearing father is in the Air-Force.
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== Ken Miller ==
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: He plays a mostly supporting, snarky-sidekick role in the series and isn't the subject of a main storyline right up until the penultimate episode, "The Little Things".
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: His most overt trait.
* [[Gayngst]]: The above mentioned episode focuses on his sexual confusion on learning that his girlfriend, Amy, was born with both male and female sexual organs (although who is now purely female physically).
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* [[Adorkable]]: He really is.
* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: Occasionally, but Sam and Lindsay get along pretty well and at worst, they just bicker.
* [[Audience Surrogate]]
* [[Author Avatar]]: Sam = Paul Feig.
* [[Bishonen]]: Sam is a realistic, geeky portrayal of this. He hadn't quite hit puberty yet, so his height, facial features,and voice made him a bit girlish-looking...just not in the exact "attractiveness" that the trope requires. [[Fetish|Unless...]]
** Had the series not been cancelled, then Sam's potential attractive-Bishonen might've been reached; John Francis Daley grew nearly a foot taller within the year after cancellation, and his voice would eventually crack.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Oh, hi Cindy" whenever he starts a conversation with Cindy Sanders.
* [[Cringe Comedy]]: Sam frequently finds himself in ball-shrinkingly humiliating situations.
* [[Geek Physiques]]: Of the skinny, 103 pounds variety.
{{quote|'''Alan''': Nice pecs Weir! You look like a flat-chested girl!}}
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* [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl]]: Him and Cindy.
* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]
* [[The Woobie]]: Poor Sam. If something [[Cringe Comedy|humiliating]] is going to happen to one of the characters, it'll usually be him, whether it's being the main target of [[The Bully|Alan and Karen's]] wrath, or hilariously embarrassing incidents involving public nudity, Parisian Night Suits or being egged (accidently) by his own sister.
== Bill Haverchuck ==
* [[Daytime Drama Queen]]: He adores ''Dallas''.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: It's mentioned that he has contact with his father, but it's quite rare and we've never seen him on-screen
* [[Give Geeks a Chance]]: Gets to make out with the head cheerleader.
* [[Hollywood Nerd]]: Type 1. Bill looks like the archetypal nerd out of the Geeks, although he isn't exactly "intelligent" - He is witty and has amazing one-liners, but he's actually kind of dumb.
* [[Hot Mom]]: His mom, Gloria.
** [[Single Mom Stripper]]: In one episode, Bill worriedly asks his mom if she's going to start "dancing" again.
* [[The Klutz]]: He's clumsy and more than a little mal-coordinated.
* [[Momma's Boy]]
* [[Nerd Glasses]]: Of the large, clunky, unflattering variety.
* [[Picked Last]]: A hugely upsetting issue for him.
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: As seen in the Halloween episode, "Tricks and Treats", where he trick-or-treats dressed as Jaime Sommers.
* [[You're Not My Father]]: As seen when Coach Fredericks starts dating his mom.
== Neal Schweiber ==
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* [[Attention Whore]]
* [[Casanova Wannabe]]: Neal thinks he's a ladies' man, so he's a [[Casanova Wannabe]] in training
* [[Creepy Doll]]: His "figure", Morty.
* [[Cringe Comedy]]: Even Sam and Bill are embarrassed by his ventriloquism skit.
* [[Culture Blind]]
* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: Neal has been in love with Lindsay since he was five years old and always showed himself to worry about her, but his dogged nice side really showed in ''Beers and Weirs''.
* [[
* [[Its Pronounced Tropay]]
{{quote|'''Neal''': It's SCHW-'EYE'-BER!!}}
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* [[Good Parents]]: Ostensibly, compared to the rest of the cast's parents.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Sam's dad is Count Floyd!!
* [[Housewife]]: Jean, of the traditional variety.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Although strict and stubborn, he is a loving father who is very proud of both his children
* [[Overprotective Dad]]: Harold, so, ''so'' much. Although he always gets overruled by Jean.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Jean.
* [[Scare'Em Straight]]: Harold often employs this method:
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* [[Broken Pedestal]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: How the Geeks see Neal's dad....before his cheating is discovered.
* [[Extreme Doormat]]: Lydia - she knows her husband is cheating, but never voices her feelings.
** [[Good Parents|Good Parent]]: However, she only does this to spare her sons the misery.
* [[Handsome Lech]]: Dr Vic, although he isn't a bad guy per se, but rather seems to regret not living as much as he could have and seems entirely aware of how much pain his actions cause. They could have shown him as an unrepentant [[Jerkass]] but the writers admirably took the more mature path.
* [[Happy Marriage Charade]]
* [[Not That Kind of Doctor]]: Dr Schweiber is a dentist.
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: Barry tells Neal that their father has been cheating on their mom with other women for years.
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** [[Stacy's Mom]]
{{quote|'''Neal''': I can kinda see why Coach Fredericks is dating her. She is kinda hot.}}
* [[Looking for Love In All the Wrong Places]]: Dating her son's hated PE teacher, for example.
* [[Mama Bear]]: She's very protective of her son, and really lays into Alan after Bill falls into a coma following Alan's peanut prank.
* [[Single Mom Stripper]]: Although, she is now retired.
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* [[Parental Favoritism]]
{{quote|'''Cookie''': My son Chip, he's a ''doll''. Kim....she's another story.}}
* [[Police Brutality]]: Kim's older brother was beaten up by the police and appears to be brain-damaged.
** [[Empty Shell]]: Following the above incident, he lies on the couch all day sleeping and "never parties".
== Eugenia Desario ==
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* [[Parental Obliviousness]]
* [[Skewed Priorities]]: Rather than encourage her son Daniel to go to school (when he insists he needs to go), she's more concerned with him running errands for her.
* [[Unnamed Parent]]: Daniel's parents are not named in the show - he calls his mother "ma".
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* [[A Friend in Need]]: Helps Lindsay out when she's stoned and has to babysit
* [[Brainy Brunette]]
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: A non-romantic version, the Betty to Kim's Veronica.
* [[Foil]]: Again, to Lindsay. Good student, goes to church, listens to her parents and cares about school in contrast to Lindsay, possibly reflecting what Lindsay used to be before she joined the freaks.
* [[Christian Rock]]
{{quote|'''Millie''': (singin) Jesus is just alright with me! Jesus is just alriiiiight!}}
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* [[Derailing Love Interests]]: ''Prior'' to dating Sam, she only comes across as perfectly pleasant, just a little shallow and ditzy perhaps. Her character [[Face Heel Turn]] into a bossy, controlling shrew is abrupt and surprising.
* [[Lust Object]]: For Sam.
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Justified, as it actually shows the downside of dating someone you barely know. Sam has to break up with her.
* [[Strawman Political]]: When Sam starts dating Cindy and we find out just how rude and vapid she is, we also find out she's a staunch Republican.
* [[Tsundere]]: Type B. This previously unseen side of her personality emerges when she starts dating Sam.
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* [[Girl Posse]]: She's head-cheerleader and rules with an iron fist, it would seem.
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: She's ''really'' irritable.
* [[Lust Object]]: For Neal.
== Todd Schellinger ==
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== Gordon Crisp ==
* [[Big Fun]]: He shows an infectious enthusiasm for the Geeks favorite interests: sci-fi, Dungeons & Dragons, etc.
{{quote|'''Harris''': The world loves a jolly fat guy. }}
* [[Fat Girl|Fat Guy]]
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== Harris Trinsky ==
* [[All Powerful Bystander]]: Lampshaded in "Discos and Dragons", where he plays the [[Dungeon Master]] in the Geeks Dungeons and Dragons game.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]
* [[Mentor Archetype]]: Very much so to the Geeks (and occasionally Daniel), he provides sage counselling on a variety of topics.
{{quote|'''Harris''': Get a woman laughing, you've got a woman loving.}}
* [[Nerds Are Sexy]]: His girlfriend, Judith, finds him irresistable.
* [[Older and Wiser]]: Than the Geeks, despite being only one year older.
{{quote|'''Harris''': *sigh* You're so young.}}
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== Alan White ==
* [[Arch Enemy]]: To Sam.
* [[The Bully]]: He picks on Sam and the rest of the Geeks mercilessly during the first half of the series.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: He does this briefly, but only after almost killing Bill by hiding a peanut in his sandwhich, to which he did not realise Bill was deathly allergic.
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* [[In-Series Nickname]]: "Tuba-girl" - she's in the school's marching band.
* [[Love Interest]]: For Ken.
* [[They're Called "Personal Issues" for a Reason]]: She is understandibly hurt and furious when she finds out Ken has told Nick and Daniel her secret.
** [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: All's well in the end - Ken later tells Amy he is sorry and he doesn't care. They are still together when the show ends.
== Sara ==
* [[Ascended Extra]]: She's one of the show's recurring extras before her big spotlight in the finale.
* [[Disco Dan|Disco Dawn]]: She loves it, despite the backlash against disco at the time.
{{quote|'''Sara''': We're going to dress up like ABBA!}}
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* [[Ambiguous Disorder]]
* [[Berserk Button]]: ''Don't'' call him "retarded".
* [[Butt Monkey]]: He is mentally handicapped and is subject to ridicule from some of the more [[Jerkass]] students.
* [[Fan Boy]]: He adores ''Three's Company'' and will happily chat away to anyone about the show.
* [[Speech Impediment]]: He emphasizes "sh" sounds - "Yesh pleashe!"
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* [[Holier Than Thou]]: She's unbelievably prim and patronising.
{{quote|'''Shelley''' (to Lindsay): I just don't know why you'd give up first block to hang around with freaks??}}
* [[The Rival]]: To Lindsay, when it comes to math.
* [[Smug Snake]]
== Mark ==
* [[The Aggressive Drug Dealer]]: Averted - he's friends with the Freak crowd, and serves as Nick's main go-to-guy for pot.
* [[Messy Hair]]: He sports a big curly mop of blond hair.
* [[The Stoner]]
** [[Stoners Are Funny]]: He's a friendly, vaguely goofy kind of guy.
== Eugene Seidelman ==
* [[Fat Bastard]]: He's literally spherical......and a bastard.
* [[Giant Mook]]: He's one of the nastier elements at Mc Kinley, picking on Sam and Lindsay on occasion.
* [[Jerkass]]: So much so even teachers enjoy putting him in his place.
{{quote|'''Kowchevski''': Siedelman knock it off! Why don't you pick on someone your own size - there's a bus in the parking lot.}}
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* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty|Coach Nasty]]: He comes off like this to the Geeks, but he's actually a pretty nice guy once off the field.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: It's Biff Tannen!
* [[Jerk Jock]]: Subversion. He actually turns out to be quite nice.
** [[Lovable Jock]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: As seen when he risks losing his job to have a more frank discussion about sex with Sam after realizing that he's seen a pornographic movie.
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* [[She Cleans Up Nicely|He Cleans Up Nicely]]: As seen when (then) Vice President George Bush visits the school.
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Although he appears foolish, he is quite intelligent and usually pre-empts the kids problems.
* [[Politically-Motivated Teacher]]: On occasion. Of the liberal persuasion, [[Hippie Teacher|naturally.]]
* [[Psychologist Teacher]]: He's the school guidance councillor.
* [[When I Was Your Age]]: Relates to other students this way. Sometimes it works...mostly it doesn't.
{{quote|'''Rosso''': I.have.herpes...}}
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== Mr Casper ==
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: He has an overtly camp manner.
* [[Apathetic Teacher]]: As seen with the despairing attitude he displays towards the pupils in his English Lit class.
{{quote|'''Casper''': *sigh* pearls before swine.... }}
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== Miss Foote ==
* [[Cool Teacher]]: Like Mr Fleck, she's ''far'' nicer than most of the Mc Kinley staff. Even Alan shuts-up after she gently chides him for teasing Bill in class.
* [[Hot for Teacher]]: Bill is especially taken with her, and goes all dreamy-eyed during her history class in "Chokin' and Tokin".
* [[Hot Teacher]]
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